Job description

Beacon Day School is now hiring for our newest location in Riverside as well as Orange County!__
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Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree and have a Moderate to Severe Credential or Autism Authorization.

Definition:

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for providing specialized academic services directly to the students enrolled at Beacon Day School Special Education program, as well as collaborating with their parents and the IEP team regarding the implementation of the Individual Education Plan. The employee will deliver effective academic instruction in line with Beacon Day School approved academic curriculum, state standards and student IEPs. The Special Education Teacher will support CEO as well as collaborate with administrative staff under the direction of the CEO, serve as a professional resources and model behavior to classroom staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Develops lesson plans and instructional material according to BDS academic curriculum requirements and procedures;

· Prepares, plans and attends IEP meetings;

· Conducts student assessments to determine progress towards educational goals;

· Determines student’s academic and behavioral goals and objectives necessary for progress reports;

· Produces progress reports on a quarterly basis;

· Implements and maintains treatment/intervention plans;

· Collaborates with school personnel and parents on educational/behavioral services plan;

· Participates in transporting students during community-based instruction;

· Reviews reports, interprets test/assessment data;

· Coordinates related support services with DIS providers;

· Collaborates with school and district medical personnel on medical care protocols if necessary;

· Supervise classroom staff;

· Provides mentoring and coaching to classroom staff;

· Conducts performance evaluation reviews for all classroom staff;

· Supervises data entry and reviews data collection to ensure consistency of the intervention strategies;

· Works closely with the Manager of behavior Services on writing and implementing Positive Behavior Support Plans;

· Promotes a positive and welcoming atmosphere to encourage collaboration;

· Maintains a safe psychological and physical classroom environment;

· Conducts necessary staff meetings to ensure classroom activities are in line with BDS policies and procedures;

· Continues professional education by attending training required by BDS;

· Attends professional workshops and meetings to promote professional growth;

· Communicates with transportation administrator on all student transportation issues;

· Enters student data into database;

· Performs other duties and responsibilities

Skills and Abilities

• A demonstrated understanding of growth and developmental stages of students with autism and related developmental disabilities;
• A demonstrated understanding of the IEP process;
• Ability to understand and modify accordingly appropriate academic curriculum;
• Ability to utilize modern teaching techniques and methods in a classroom with special needs;
• A demonstrated understanding of all applicable laws and regulations;
• Ability to follow Beacon Day School policies and procedures;
• Ability to operate a vehicle to travel to other sites and locations;
• Ability to compose and comprehend written and oral communication;
• Ability to handle difficult situations that may arise with students, parents, coworkers;
• Ability to work with Smartboard;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Maintain sensitivity to ethnic, religious, cultural, economic and sexual differences;
• Ability to write, read and speak in English.

Professionalism will include but is not limited to:

• Appearance per Beacon Day School’s dress code policy;
• Timeliness
• Ethical standards
• Compliance with policies, procedures and standards of Beacon Day School
• Other standards as defined in the Beacon Day School Professionalism Policy

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four (4) year college/university is required;
• Must possess moderate-severe credentials or has Autism Authorization

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
To keep our staff and students safe, we have installed protective clear barriers, hospital-grade air filtration, touch-less water fountains and masks and gloves will be provided.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• La Palma, CA 90623: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Special Education: 1 year (Preferred)
• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Mod/Sev Credential OR Mild/Mod Credential with Autism Auth (Required)

Work Location: In person

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